DVD Recording Software

[nephilim]

What software do I need to record a DVD to ym hardrive and then to convert it to something I can watch on the clie? I would like to be able to watch it on both without the disc (office space for example):D

[Tek Phreak]

smart ripper = dvd -> files on comp
flask mpeg = files on comp -> mpeg
tmpg = mpeg -> to smaller size mpeg
image converter = small mpeg -> clie

Enjoy.
-Tek

[Mr P]

The following was posted the other week and I have to say I did not write it and I can not remember who did but it helped me out and if you wrote this and you read a big THANK YOU.




DVD – MPG - CLIE


Here is my totally newbie step-by step process using programs you can find on the web for free.
All these programs can be found at: http://www.doom9.org

The finer points of tailoring the final product I will leave up to you to experiment with. I do not claim this gives you the very best picture, but it wasn t bad for me. I just started playing around with all this myself, and I am sure there are slicker ways to do things, but it will get you started.

Step 1: Rip DVD to hard-drive.

I use DVD Decrypter.
This will create files with file endings IFO and VOB. Put the DVD into the player and run decrypter. It will usually default to ripping the entire movie. If you only want to do part of a DVD, deselect files as needed. Click on the DVD to HD icon and let it run for a little while. It usually takes under 20 min.

Step 2: Convert files from step 1 to audio and video files.

I use DVD2AVI
This will create a WAV file and a D2V project video file.
Run program, click on File, open the folder with your step 1 VOB files. It will default to selecting all of them to convert usually. (*_1.VCB, * 2.VOB, etc.) Click OK and you will return to the main screen. Click File again and choose save project. Now wait a little while again as it does its work. It usually takes under 30mm.

Step 3: Convert WAV and D2V files from step 2 to MPEG-1.

I use TMPGEnC.
The project wizard will pop up first. I select NTSC Film setting, click next, and select the D2V file from step 2 as the video file and the WAV file as the audio file then click next. You may wish to use the MPEG tools option under Files and the merge and cut option to trim off the opening and ending credits, etc. to make a smaller movie file. (You can do this editing later with the converted file if you wish.) This is the step that can take 6-20 hours depending on your movie size and computing power.

Step 4: Convert the MPEG-1 to Clie viewable file

Use the Image Converter program that came on your Cue CD-ROM.
Run the program, add the movie file(s) you created with TMPGEnc. You can choose low, med. or high quality files. I find low or medium quality works for me. The better quality means more memory used on the stick though. Click on the send files to memory stick button when ready. It will look for your memory stick. If you want to create the new file on your hard-drive, just pick that drive instead. It will create a folder with the movie file in it which you can copy to your memory stick using MS Import later.
This step can take under an hour.

I hope this helps. The best settings and parameters to use I will leave to the video experts on this forum to suggest. I am still figuring it all out. There are good step-by-step guides to using the above-mentioned programs on the download site as well.

Cheers.

[clieZilla2]

when you've done this process (above) how degraded is the image and sound? do you get to watch widescreen (landscape) on the clie?

[Unregistered]

I do these exact steps to make movie, but after converting through image converter to nx, the movie clip skips from frame 1 to last frame on nx playback and nx requires reset. If I convert video only, it plays frames correctly. I think its related to sound probs. Am I using wrong sound format? Does anybody know what I'm doing wrong?
BG

[contempt]

What's the average size of a 2-hour movie? Will it fit on a 128meg card?

[Unregistered]

I finally figured it out
yipee!
in standard quality, i get about 2 MB per min space reqmts

[clieZilla2]

2 mb per minute? we better hope for those CF drivers or MS pro's because by my calcs that won't even fit the shortest of DVD movies on one 128 right?

[Mr P]

It always works well and looks great on the nx converting in stantdard mode, during the DVD converting stage the sound should be set as a WAV ( the software should already be set at this).

A full Airwolf episode comes out at 96mb.


These programs are great for getting bits from DVDS so far I have taken the extras such as Gone Nuttty (Ice Age), Wallace and Gromit shorts, Mikes New Car (Monster Inc), For The Birds (Monster Inc), Shrek Karoke, certain muppet clips of which all are on my Memoery stick and they look great, as you ca see a big kid at heart.